How to apply thermal paste?

divardo · 25 Jul 2007 at 22:44

I have just bought a E6850, K8V Deluxe and a Scythe Ninja and I just wondered when you apply the thermal paste. Do you apply it on the proccessor before you mount it to the motherboard or afterwards, or do you put it on the heatsink like the one which is supplied with the CPU. Also how much do people put on, and how do you spread it?

Thanks, David

SideWinder · 25 Jul 2007 at 22:45

A pea sized amount in the centre of the CPU and then fit the cooler.

Well that's how i do it...

BenJ · 25 Jul 2007 at 22:48

for the dual cores artic 5 shows a line down the middle of the cpu, in the correct direction so that i cover both cores, check the instructions at www.articsilver.com , i know you have a different paste but i should imagine it will be the same principle.

easyrider · 25 Jul 2007 at 22:53

BenJ said:
for the dual cores artic 5 shows a line down the middle of the cpu, in the correct direction so that i cover both cores, check the instructions at www.articsilver.com , i know you have a different paste but i should imagine it will be the same principle.

Yup,

Thats the best way to do it

SideWinder · 25 Jul 2007 at 22:55

/Edit.

Just realised i have never applied thermal past on a dual core CPU.

Ignore me.

seanoevil · 25 Jul 2007 at 23:33

paste?

Sorry ho hijack thread guys; I just bought a E6850, and have used whatever it came with lol and the stock fan/heatsink.

Is this ok?

Ta

easyrider · 25 Jul 2007 at 23:34

seanoevil said:
Sorry ho hijack thread guys; I just bought a E6850, and have used whatever it came with lol and the stock fan/heatsink.

Is this ok?

Ta

Depends if you wish to overclock.

El Jimben · 25 Jul 2007 at 23:35

SideWinder said:
/Edit.

Just realised i have never applied thermal past on a dual core CPU.

Ignore me.

Don't worry, I did it "your" way and my temps are fine

jamieuk23 · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:18

call me daft but I put the hole smal tube of that artec silver 5 stuff on my CPU temps seem to be running cool.

thats not a problem is it ?? :confused:

easyrider · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:22

jamieuk23 said:
call me daft but I put the hole smal tube of that artec silver 5 stuff on my CPU temps seem to be running cool.

thats not a problem is it ??

Your kidding right? :eek:

turboshed · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:23

jamieuk23 said:
call me daft but I put the hole smal tube of that artec silver 5 stuff on my CPU temps seem to be running cool.

thats not a problem is it ??

What are your temps?

turboshed · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:24

easyrider said:
Your kidding right?

I am hoping he is :eek:

jamieuk23 · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:27

No I am not kidding.

full tube of artec 5 small tube used with a Titan Amanda

temps 40 degrees E6400 3.2ghz

good job I didnt buy a larger tube.

PC seems to run fime but noticed a lot of heat is comming out of my PC and really heating my room up loads.

little worried might have a look at it tomrrow

Justintime · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:28

Heh.. funny that, while quite not the same a few years ago i had a funny case of a K6-3+ 450 not getting to 630MHz with 2.2v and passing prime95 unless i put quite a lot of compound on the IHS, went against the norm but not a whole tube though

p.s didn't have to use quite as much when i cut off the IHS

jamieuk23 · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:30

fitting a Quad soon so will just stick to a small amount. thought the more the better

easyrider · 26 Jul 2007 at 00:30

jamieuk23 said:
No I am not kidding.

full tube of artec 5 small tube used with a Titan Amanda

temps 40 degrees E6400 3.2ghz

good job I didnt buy a larger tube.

PC seems to rubn fime but noticed a lot fo heat is comming out of my PC and really heating my room up loads.

little worried might have a look at it tomrrow

Oh dear!

Goop all over your PCB :eek:

There is just no need for that amount.

The smaller ammount the better.

I want pics....

In fact I demand pics!

Cupra · 26 Jul 2007 at 01:27

easyrider said:
Oh dear!

Goop all over your PCB

There is just no need for that amount.

The smaller ammount the better.

I want pics....

In fact I demand pics!

seconded

Shimmy · 26 Jul 2007 at 01:28

easyrider said:
Oh dear!

Goop all over your PCB

There is just no need for that amount.

The smaller ammount the better.

I want pics....

In fact I demand pics!

Thirded

defgn · 26 Jul 2007 at 01:46

haha fourthed!!!!

Craig321 · 26 Jul 2007 at 01:50

I did my thermal paste exactly as AS5 said, a strip down the middle.

27 idle :cool:

jamieuk23 said:
fitting a Quad soon so will just stick to a small amount. thought the more the better

Don't forget to check the thermal paste manufacturers application instructions.